How do all,this is my first post here and I'm now tempted to splash out so much money cos of all the gear nerdage going on
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Ok, I currently have Sony ECM-719 mic > Sony MZ-NH600 Hi-MD as my set up and am pretty happy with this for one off gigs and the like. It produces pretty good results for the price and i've been usingmy mic for nearly 3 years with no fuss.
However,I would like to step up my rig to be able to tape a lot of bands at a two day festival where some of the loudest bands on earth will be playing (Supersonic Festival in Birmingham, England with Sunn O)), Wolf Eyes, Mogwai, OM etc etc). Obviously I'd need a LOT of Hi-MD's to cover this festival which simply is not worth it for the one weekend and I obviously can't bring my laptop to keep transferring over and formatting cards.
So whats been tempting me are the Microtrack 24/96 and the Eridol R-09. I'll probably be taping 16/44 as it's not worth the hassle going for that extra few Hz to sacrifice so much space and I'll be using these for CD style purposes anyway. I'll most likely pick up 2 x 4gb cards to go with either deck too. (Unless other card sizes are same price?).
I most likely will not be able to afford to upgrade my mics at all before this particular festival but I may be able to persuade people to let me do a soundboard patch. Otherwise the 719 mic will have to do.
So i need to know which is better for me to get? The Microtrack (only 210 euro delivered to me from Core Sound and has all those nifty features and is definately the one I'm probably going to get) or the Edirol R-09. Unless I hear convincing arguments for the R-09 I'll be getting the Microtrack. What accessories should I get for either one? Battery power, ext amp etc.. LINKS will be majorly appreciated over just names of things.. Any help will be majorly appreciated!